Actually the pic was taken inbetween waves. With all the boats in Colvos Passage that day, ther where lots of waves. If you look carefully you would see streaks of sand below the fish from the last wave. The fish was released without harm. I always let fish swim out of my hand on the release and it looked healthy with still lots of energy in him and was not bleeding.. Barbless hooks were also used. I'm a big supporter of releasing fish and anyway, you cannot keep SRCs in the saltwater.

Now back to the topic, check out the fly board!